Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Public Legal Education Association of Saskatchewan
Description
Resource for teachers, students and the general public dealing with treaties in Saskatchewan.
From Homeland to Oil Sands: The Impact of Oil and Gas Development on the Lubicon Cree of Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amnesty International
Description
Reports on the consequences of oil development to the Lubicon livelihood and society.
From Sea to Sea to Sea: Celebrating Indigenous Picture Books
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Allison Taylor McBryde
Patricia Knockwood
Joanne Schwartz
Description
A selection of "100 of the best books by Indigenous authors, many illustrated by Indigenous artists, published in Canada and currently in print". Includes titles published as of the end of December 2017.
Full Circle: Canada's First Nations
Book Reviews
Author/Creator
John W. Friesen
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 26, no. 2, 2002, p. 199
Description
Book review of: Full Circle: Canada's First Nations by John L. Steckley and Bryan D. Cummins.
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing
Alternate Title
Common Threads Resource
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Lillyanna Joe McKay
Chelsea Jane Edwards
Leonard Edwards
Kimberly Sheila Pumiotook-Nolin
Terrence Joseph Pumiotook-Nolin
Eelata Pamiotook
Tiffany Harrington
Teni Brant
Alan Brant
Suzanne Brant
The Blend Media Group
Description
Six teenagers from Ontario share their stories.
Teacher's Guide
Duration: 35:26.
Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing: A Common Threads Resource
E-Books
Author/Creator
Alison Wallace
Sherry Ambridge
Christopher Gardner
Allan Howard
Christina Lai ... [et al.]
Description
Intended for use for secondary school students with film: Full Circle: First Nations, Métis, Inuit Ways of Knowing.
Fur Trade Game
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
McCord Museum
Description
Goal of role playing game is to teach students about the importance of bartering between Europeans and First Nations in the fur trading activities of New France.
Trading Cards
Game Cards
The Future of the Churchill
Articles » General
Saskatchewan Indian, vol. 4, no. 6-7, August/September 1974, pp. 30-33
Description
Discusses proposal for a hydroelectric project on the Churchill River.
Gáan: Berries
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jordan Lachler
Cherilyn Holter
Linda Schrack
Julie Folta
Description
Primary science unit also teaches associated words and phrases in Haida. Suitable for Grades K-1.
Gabriel Dumont
Alternate Title
[Métis Historical Booklet Series]
E-Books
Author/Creator
Joanne Pelletier
Games: Silekméw'es: The Bone Game [Lahal]
Alternate Title
Connecting Traditions: Secwepemc Pre-contact Village Life
[Connecting Traditions: Explore Secwepemc Pre-Contact Life]
[Secwepemc-Kuc: Let the Journey Begin]
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
[First Nations Education Council
School District 73?]
Description
Explanation of game, related classroom activity, and an interactive version of game.
Gateway to Aboriginal Heritage
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Description
Site contains links to Indigenous historical and contemporary material drawn from the Canadian Museum of Civilization's artifact and archival collections including thousands of photographs.
"Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV/AIDS and Other Important Issues
Alternate Title
Discussion and Debate: "Gathering Dust Not Saving Lives": The Call For Texts Which Honestly and Straightforwardly Teach Aboriginal Children About HIV / AIDS and Other Important Issues
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
William G. Lindsay
The Canadian Journal of Native Studies, vol. 27, no. 2, 2007, pp. 503-508
Description
The author was asked, by the BC Health Ministry, to write two texts to teach Aboriginal children about HIV and AIDS; but the Ministry rejected these texts as being to honest and candid. This paper looks at why the Ministry, and others, can not be upfront and honest with streetwise kids.
Genealogies of the Land: Aboriginality, Law, and Territory in Vancouver's Stanley Park
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Renisa Mawani
Social and Legal Studies, vol. 14, no. 3, 2005, pp. 315-339
Description
Discussion of how the government/judicial category of "half-breed" was developed to facilitate appropriation of land and resources.
Geography, Aboriginal Land Claims and Self-Government in Canada
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Joseph Mensah
International Journal of Canadian Studies, no. 12, Aboriginal Peoples and Canada, Fall, 1995, pp. [262]-275
Description
Looks at the role space related issues play in land claims and sovereignty. Suggests topics for future research.
Scroll down to page 262 to read article.
Getting Started in Oral Traditions Research: A Case Study in Applied Anthropology in the Northwest Territories
Theses
Author/Creator
Elisa Hart
Description
[Anthropology] Thesis (M.A.)--University of Manitoba, 1998.
Ghosts of the North West Coast
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
BC Heritage Websites Program
Description
Examines the history of B.C. using graphics, text and music. Website covers exploration, transportation, fur trade, colonization, indigenous contact and religion. Site also includes suggestions for educational activities and links to related sites.
The Giant Bear: Book Study
Alternate Title
The Giant Bear: Senior Book Study
Uqalimaarummaq Reader ; 6
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Designed to improve literacy and communication skills while looking at differences between modern life and Inuit traditions. Topics include hunting and survival, courage and Arctic animals.
The Giant Bear: Junior Book Study
Alternate Title
Uqalimaarummaq Reader
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Nunavut Arctic College
Description
Teacher's resource for use with primary students in Grades 4, 5, and 6. Goal is to improve students' literacy and communication skills while teaching about Arctic animals and hunting.
The Gift of Language and Culture Project: Instructional Curriculum Development Project: Teaching Resources:
nīhithowītān Cree Language & Cultural Programming Curriculum Resource Unit
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Gift of Language and Culture Partnership Project
Description
Includes links to: introduction to curriculum, components of curriculum, First Nations language as a second language, foundational objectives, framework of objectives, planning guide and sample activities.
The Gift of Language and Culture Project: [Interviews with] Elders; Albert Ross Interview
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Albert Ross
Becky McKenzie
Maryann MaKay
Moses Halkett
Myles Charles
Thomas Ratt
Description
Six videos of varying length.
Moses Halkett Interview.
Maryann Makay Interview.
Myles Charles Interview.
Becky McKenzie Interview.
Gin Xilaa: Plants
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jordan Lachler
Cherilyn Holter
Linda Schrack
Julie Folta
Description
Ethnobotany lesson plan also teaches associated Haida words and phrases. Suitable for Grades K-2.
Accompanying Material: Teacher Resources.
Gitxaala Marine Use Planning: Making Indigenous Jurisdiction in Contemporary Aboriginal-State Relations
Theses
Author/Creator
Morgan Elizabeth Moffitt
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--The University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2012.
Gitxaała Marine Use Planning: Marking Indigenous Jurisdiction in Contemporary Aboriginal-State Relations
Theses
Author/Creator
Morgan Elizabeth Moffitt
Description
Anthropology Thesis (M.A.)--University of British Columbia (Vancouver), 2012.
Gladys, We Never Knew: The Life of a Child in a BC Indian Residential School
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
BCTF Aboriginal Education Program
Description
Teacher resource based on the life of Gladys Chapman, a young girl who died as a result of tuberculosis while attending residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia. Presents lessons which focus on her life while living in her home community of Spuzzum and after entering the school.
Global Voices: First Nations Education is a National Crisis
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Craig and Marc Kielburger
Description
Focuses on the schooling conditions at J.R. Nakogee School in Attawapiskat First Nation on James Bay, Canada.
Globalization as Racialized, Sexualized Violence: The Case of Indigenous Women
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Rauna Kuokkanen
International Feminist Journal of Politics, vol. 10, no. 2, 2008, pp. 216-233
Description
Discusses violence against Indigenous women resulting from global economic restructuring based on two cases: missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada, and the death of Private Piestewa, a Hopi woman.
Glossary of the Fur Trade
Web Sites » Organizations
Author/Creator
Fort William Historical Park
Description
Teacher resource.
Glossary [Our Hearts are Bleeding: Digital Collection]
Alternate Title
[Our Hearts are Bleeding: Digital Collection]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC)
Description
Brief list of terms relating to Aboriginal land rights and title.
The Gnawer of Rocks: Graphic Novel Study
Alternate Title
Inuktut Titiqqiriniq
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Inhabit Media
Description
Designed for Grades 8 to 12. Adaptation of a traditional Inuit story about two girls to are captured by a mythical creature called Mangittatuarjuk.
"Go Forward with Courage": K – 7: Entry Point Lesson Plans to Help Teachers Indigenize the Curriculum and Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jessica Johnson
Stephanie Maki
Heather Myhre
Description
Six primary and eight intermediate lesson plans in subject areas of English language arts, science, and social studies.
God's Lake Narrows
Media » Film and Video
Author/Creator
Kevin Lee Burton
Alicia Smith
Christine Fellows
Scott Benesiinaabandan
Description
Slide show accompanied by text describing the northeastern Manitoba reserve. Awarded a Webby Award by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Science for best use of photography.
Going Wild!: Teaching about Wild Products from BC's Coastal Rainforests: A Guidebook for Educators for Grades 4-7
E-Books
Author/Creator
Coastal First Nations Great Bear Initiative
Sierra Club BC
Centre for Non-Timber Resources
Description
Contains general information about plants and their uses, species backgrounders, and five sets of activities.
The Governance of Forestland and Resources in British Columiba: Case Study of Stellat'en First Nation
Theses
Author/Creator
Eddison Benjamin Lee-Johnson
Description
Forestry Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of British Columbia, 2008.
The Government of Alberta’s First Nations Consultation Policy on Land Management and Resource Development
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Alberta
Description
Policy outlines Alberta's approach to how it will meet its consultation responsibilities and Alberta's expectations of resource companies and First Nations in achieving the goal of increasing certainty for all parties with respect to land management and resource development activities.
The Government of Alberta's Policy on Consultation with First Nations on Land and Natural Resource Management, 2013
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Government of Alberta
Description
Discusses the legal and constitutional duty to consult First Nations and accommodate their interests when Crown land and natural resource management decisions may adversely impact Treaty rights protected under the Constitution Act, 1982.
Governor of the Dew by Floyd Favel and The Velvet Devil by Andrea Menard: Study Guide
Alternate Title
National Arts Centre English Theatre Programmes for Student Audiences
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deborah James
Description
Guide includes: synopses, production who's who, forms and facts, interviews with playwright/performers, themes, set design and extension activities.
The Governor's Letters: Uncovering Colonial British Columbia
Archival » Collections (primary materials)
Author/Creator
[Jenny Clayton
Lindsay Gibson
Martin Holmes
Critical Thinking Consortium]
Description
Website provides learning materials about the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia before the province was created. Contains links to complete collection of correspondence from 1846 to 1871. One section of teacher material deals with question "Were the Douglas Treaties and the Numbered Treaties Fairly Negotiated?"
Grade 1: Connections between People, the Land and Features in Their Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 12 Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies: A Foundation for Implementation
Alternate Title
Grade Twelve Current Topics in First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies
E-Books
Author/Creator
Manitoba Education
Grade 2: Celebrations of Giving Thanks and Acknowledgement
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 3: Mawi-amskwesewey Ankukumkewey na ujit Kkijinu Maqamikew = The First Treaty is with Our Earth Mother = Amsqahsewey Lakutuwakon Wiciw Kci Kikuwosson
Alternate Title
Treaty Education Resource
E-Books
Author/Creator
New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development [Office of First Nations Education]]
Description
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
Grade 3: Water the Gift of Life: Investigating Environmental Impacts
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 4: Alsumsuti Ujit T’an Teli-l’nuimk = To Be Indigenous Is to be Free = Topelomosu Wen Skicinuwit
Alternate Title
Treaty Education Resource2
E-Books
Author/Creator
New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development [Office of First Nations Education]]
Description
Content focused on the Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqewiyik, and Passamaquoddy (Peskotomuhkati) peoples of New Brunswick.
Grade 4: Investigating Early Societies on Turtle Island
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 4 Métis Cross-Curricular Teacher Guide
Alternate Title
Grade Four Métis Cross-Curricular Teacher Guide
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Kim Hodgson]
Description
Unit is designed to provide information on Métis identity and aspects of their culture such as food, clothing, language, and music and dance.
Grade 6: Our National Identity: Canada's Diverse Communities
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 7: Expansion of the Hudson's Bay Company: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan.
Grade 8: Investigating Consequences of Residential Schooling in Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch
Ministry of Education [Ontario]
Description
Lesson plan to be used with the Ontario education curriculum.